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. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in

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. The following is an incomplete list of ''Ligidium'' species: *''

Ligidium acuminatum ''Ligidium acuminatum'' is a species of terrestrial isopod in the family Ligiidae, found in China. It is only known from a single location in Deqin County, Yunnan. The species name ''acuminatum'' refers to the acuminate tip of the male second ple ...

'' Li, 2022 *'' Ligidium acutitelson'' Wang & Kwon, 1993 *'' Ligidium anatolicum'' Frankenberger, 1950 *''

Ligidium assimile ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Strouhal, 1971 *'' Ligidium beieri'' Strouhal, 1928 *'' Ligidium birsteini'' Borutzky, 1950 *'' Ligidium blueridgensis'' Schultz, 1964 *''

Ligidium bosniense ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Verhoeff, 1901 *''

Ligidium bosporanum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Verhoeff, 1941 *''

Ligidium burmanicum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Verhoeff, 1946 *''

Ligidium cavaticum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Borutzky, 1950 *''

Ligidium chatoogaensis ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Schultz, 1970 *''

Ligidium cycladicum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Matsakis, 1978 *''

Ligidium denticulatum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Shen, 1949 *''

Ligidium duospinatum ''Ligidium duospinatum'' is a species of terrestrial isopod in the family Ligiidae, found in China. It is only known from a single location near Dongbacai Village in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The species name ''duospinatum'' refers to the dia ...

'' Li, 2022 *''

Ligidium elrodii ''Ligidium elrodii'' is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. Its members are common on rocky shores, in similar habitats to those inhabited by species ...

'' (Packard, 1873) *''

Ligidium enotahensis ''Ligidium enotahensis'' is a species of terrestrial isopod in the family Ligiidae, found in the United States. It is only known from a single location in Towns County, Georgia. The species name ''enotahensis'' refers to Enotah, the Cherokee nam ...

'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *''

Ligidium euboicum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of ''Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six ...

'' Matsakis, 1975 *'' Ligidium floridanum'' Schultz & Johnson, 1984 *'' Ligidium formosanum'' Wang & Kwon, 1993 *'' Ligidium fragile'' Budde-Lund, 1885 *'' Ligidium gadalutsi'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *'' Ligidium germanicum'' Verhoeff, 1901 *'' Ligidium ghigii'' Arcangeli, 1928 *'' Ligidium gracile'' (Dana, 1854) *'' Ligidium hancockensis'' Schultz, 1970 *'' Ligidium hoberlandti'' Frankenberger, 1950 *'' Ligidium hypnorum'' (Cuvier, 1792) *''

Ligidium inerme ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Nunomura & Xie, 2000 *'' Ligidium intermedium'' Radu, 1950 *'' Ligidium iyoense'' Nunomura, 1983 *''

Ligidium japonicum ''Ligidium japonicum'' is a species of woodlouse found in moist forests in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the ...

'' Verhoeff, 1918 *'' Ligidium jiushai'' Tang & Zhou, 1999 *'' Ligidium kiyosumiense'' Nunomura, 1983 *'' Ligidium kofoidi'' Maloney, 1930 *'' Ligidium koreanum'' Flasarová, 1972 *'' Ligidium lapetum'' Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942 *'' Ligidium longisetosum'' Verhoeff & Strouhal, 1967 *'' Ligidium margaritae'' Borutzky, 1955 *'' Ligidium mimense'' Nunomura & Xie, 2000 *'' Ligidium mucronatum'' Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942 *'' Ligidium mylonasi'' Sfenthourakis, 1992 *'' Ligidium nantahala'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *'' Ligidium nodulosum'' Verhoeff, 1918 *'' Ligidium pacolet'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *'' Ligidium paulum'' Nunomura, 1976 *''

Ligidium protuberans ''Ligidium protuberans'' is a species of terrestrial isopod in the family Ligiidae, found in the United States. It is known from several locations in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and South Carolina. The species name ''protu ...

'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *'' Ligidium riparum'' Verhoeff, 1943 *''

Ligidium rotundum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Li, 2022 *'' Ligidium ryukyuense'' Nunomura, 1983 *'' Ligidium schultzi'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *''

Ligidium scottensis ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Schultz, 1970 *'' Ligidium shadini'' Borutzky, 1948 *'' Ligidium sichuanensis'' Nunomura, 2002 *'' Ligidium tauricum'' Verhoeff, 1930 *'' Ligidium turcicorum'' Verhoeff, 1949 *''

Ligidium tridentatum ''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 68 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, 18 species are found in North America, six in Japan, two in ...

'' Li, 2022 *'' Ligidium werneri'' Strouhal, 1937 *''

Ligidium whiteoak ''Ligidium whiteoak'' is a species of terrestrial isopod in the family Ligiidae, found in the United States. It is only known from a single location in Blount County, Tennessee. The species name ''whiteoak'' refers to Whiteoak Sink, a trail with ...

'' Recuero & Caterino, 2025 *'' Ligidium zaitzevi'' Borutzky, 1950 *'' Ligidium zernovi'' Borutzky, 1948

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